Thailand – An invention filed as a design: Dcon concrete planks

Month: March 2011

In many countries, IP law affords separate protection to functional and non-functional aspects of a newly developed product. While novelty in function (a new invention) is covered by patent law, newness in aesthetics and other superficial features are protected by design law. However, in Thailand, IP protection for functional and design aspects is not mutually […]

Trademark owners often find themselves confused (or worse, forget!) about the correct timings for filing the Affidavits of Use or Declarations of Actual Use in the Philippines. I.Affidavits of Use under the Trademarks Law, Republic Act No. 166. The Trademarks Law was enacted on 20 June 1947 under Republic Act No. 166. This is the […]